Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-05

| iell, either blasted by ptblic exposure OF
! By ignorant deaunciation. But Logan was
untouched. He was above suspicion
garments. Others made fortunes out
of the blood OF their country, but after
five years in war and twenty five years in
| congressional life, Logan was poor in purse
but rich in q good name. To his only
son who bears the image and name of his
honored father, he could have left ilgotten
| fortune, but he left him that which is far
above rub:es. Like Aristides. Logan can
say, 'these hands are clean" He had a
| self abnegation which asks no other reward
than the consciousness of duty done.
| Loyalty to duty was his standard OF
manhood. When another was appointed
| to the command which his merits and vic
| tories entitled him to have, he did not sulk
| in his tent of disappointment, but fought
on for the cause which WAS dearer than
promotion. When duty demanded the ex-
| posure OF corrupt. on in his own party, he
| preferred his country to partisan ties.
| When he was convinced that distinguished
officer was unworthy a nations confidence,
he did not hesitate to incur the displeasure
OF friends and the denuuciation OF enemies.
When in 1852 his friends in Illinois urged
him to leave the army and re-enter Con-
gress, he made this reply: mo, am TO-
day a soldier Of this republic, so to remain,
changeless and immutabl until her last
and weakest enemy shall have expired and
passed away. l have entered the
field to die If need be, for this govern
ment, and never expect to return TO
peaceful pursuits until the object of The
war OF preservation has become q fact es-
tablshed. Should fate SO ordain it, will
esteem it as the highest privilege just dis
penser can award, to shed the last drop of
blood in my veins for the honor of that
flag whose emblems are Justice, liberty and
truth, and which has been. and as / hum
bly, trust in God ever will be for the right
Oh, brave and unselfsh soul, how thou
hast been misunderstood misiudged and
misrepresented, DETAINED and wronged by
those who to-day are the beneficiaries Of
thy noble life. These defamations wound
ed his proud and sensitive spirit. II he
seemed to take affront when assailed in de-
bate, it was for the cause he represented
and not from personal pride.
There were times when his ardent tenn
permanent mastered his self-control. He
was a sensitive, high-spirited chivalric
soul. He had pride of character and pow
or of passion. He knew his power, but he
was
STRANGER TO VANITY.
His passionate nature was intense. His
emotional being resembled the ocean. The
passions OF love, JOY, hope, desire, grief,
hatred and anger were strong to him. He
could love like woman, sport like child,
hope like q sailor. His grief was in
tense, his hatred inveterate. His anger
burned like q mountain on fire. He
alternated between profound Calms and
furious storms. His calms were like en-
powered lakes, their placid bosoms mirror
ing the overhaDging foliage of the grassy
banks. His agitations were like mountain
%<r &c lao
down their rugged courses, sweeping all be-
fore them. When composed, the ocean OF his
emotions was so placid that little child
might sail it's fragile boat thereon; but
when agitated the great deepwas troubled,
the heavens growled, thunder answered
thunder. The ethereal fires cleaned and
burned, wave mounted wave and whole
ornaments were scattered before the fury
OF the storm. This is the key to the
warmth OF his friendship, and the bitter
ness OF his enmity.
He had an honorable ambition, but it
was above corruption and intrigue. In his
manliness he did not hesitate to proclaim
his desire, nor disguise his noble aepira-
tiOns.
From his very nature he became the sol
dier's friend It was his tenderness OF nat
ure that made him the friend ofevery soldier
in the war. In piping times of peace we
forget those who fought for us. Not 80
with Logan. He carried the years OF che
war through each receding decade and lived
among it's stirring memories. He maintained
close relations with the veterans. Thrice
he was elected commander.in-chiefo of the
Grand Army of the Republic. AS chair
man of the committee on military affairs
he was in q position OF power. To-day
the $4,000 veterans in the Grand Army
of the Republic from 5000 posts, feel
that they have lost friend. To-day
622 900 pensioners bless his memory. To
day the 100000 widows and orphans
breathe prayer to Heaven for the peace
of hie soul. To-day the spirits off35O, 600
around the great soul OF Logan and thank
him that on each returning 3Oth of
May their graves are not forgotten
but are covered with flowers. The
designation of that day for memorial
service was suggested by Logan, and he
was won't TO say: ut was the proudest
act of my life." And, to-day, could the
graves, each with memorial f1owerin his
hand. there :. @ : rise q floral mountain
to the skies, the perfume OF which would
ascend in gratitude to the God of battles.
Logan deserved such a mountain OF flowers.
He himself is a martyr of liberty. Let me
show those five scars OF the wounds he re-
ceived in battle for the love of his country.
buU WOulQ you Know nlm IN his power,
estate, happiness, tenderness and aHec.
tiOn
AS HUSBAND AND FATHER,
60 to his home, where purity. peace and
love reigned supreme. There-his inrer life
will be displayed without restraint. There
was his retreat from the vexatious cares of
public life. There was welded love of
thirty-one happy years. She of his youth
full pride and choice was his supreme and
constant delight. He was her tower OF
strength she was the Joy off his soul. He,
was her honorable pride: she the confidant
of his secret thoughts. He was faithful to.
his bridal vows; she reciprocated his undi-
vided love. Such a home was the dream
of his life. Upon. the western hills that
overlook our national capital he found
that sweet, sweet home, where he had hoped
to spend yet many, happy yeas, and with
Goldsmith sang;
In all my wanderings round this weFldof care.
In all nv griefs, aud God has given me nv share.